by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Treat your guests with these baked potato jackets oozing with cheese at your next party
by Chef Amrita Raichand
These potlis are stuffed with spiced sweet potato mixture and deep-fried
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
A popular Parsi starter - deep-fried chicken drumsticks
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Chapattis make delicious nachos – serve them salsa and sour cream and watch your loved ones enjoy them
A popular Parsi deep-fried chicken drumsticks
These delicate kebabs are very tasty
by Chef Ajay Chopra
When in Thailand make sure to have this delicacy – it is a traditional dish that has now become popular world over
A delicious starter that can served at a cocktail party
Oats makes the popular chocolate chip cookies healthier
The various vegetables make this bhel nutrient rich
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Most of us are well acquainted with falafels, so now try these stuffed ones – just delicious
Flavourful potato patties served topped with spicy corn kernels
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
A healthier option for the traditional hash browns – these have sweet potatoes and vegetables
Italian style baked savoury gujiyas
Delicious savoury vegetable muffins
The ideal combination of apples and cinnamon make these muffins so very tasty
This dry dish made with beans makes a wonderful side dish
You can rustle up this dish of cauliflower and cottage cheese in the matter of a few minutes
A rich and flavourful chicken preparation served with tempered rice
Potato cutlets served with a flavourful tomato gravy
Bursting with flavour this mixed vegetable curry is fit for a nawab
The popular keema matar made vegetarian where soya granules replace mutton mince - delicious
In this chicken dish, the spice level of peri peri powder is well balanced with mashed potatoes, stir fried vegetables and tomato sauce
Chicken breasts stuffed with a flavourful mushroom mixture and cooked with stir-fry sauce
Simply fantastic is the only way to describe this dessert
Thandai, a drink often served during the festival of Holi, has been turned into a mousse
Serve this to the kids and enjoy their excitement
Fresh red chillies, boiled in sugar syrup, add a lovely flavour to this custard and not their spiciness
A sago sweet dish that placate even the discerning palates
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Chocolate truffles served with orange segments and orange zest
An English baked version of the popular Indian chawal ki kheer
Such a lovely way of gifting chocolates especially a birthday boy or girl
Have this juice first thing in the morning and keep away a lot of lifestyle diseases
A cooling drink that is high on the taste front too
The name says it all - a glass of this super smoothie and you will be bursting with energy
Just one sip of this coffee will send you to a world of bliss
Ideal beverage to be had during hot summer months
A healthy smoothie which is so delicious that you will want to have it again and again
Hot chocolate mixture mixed with dark chocolate ice cream to make a delicious beverage
by Chef Saransh Goila
Start your day on a healthy note – serve this delicious lassi at breakfast
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
Oats and wheat flour kneaded with spring onions to make delicious paranthas
These paranthas make ideal breakfast snack – healthy and tasty
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
Serve this flavourful bread warm and see it disappear in no time
These rotis have so many flavours mingling together to satiate you completely
The combination of green peas and mushrooms taste great when used to make paranthas too
by Chef Madhu Sneha
A favourite breakfast snack of the Americans
Vegetable salad served differently – like kababs strung on to skewers
Cooling and refreshing, enjoy these two during hot summer days
This popular American salad is presented like a butterfly especially for children
Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner
This salad is a powerhouse of nutrients
Roasting gives this salad a wonderful flavour
A cooling salad ideal for the hot summer days
A simple Italian salad made with tomatoes and fresh mozzarella salad
This chawal ki kheer is sweetened with ripe banana and jaggery – very healthy
Easy to make these pops will please the children a lot
Deep red in colour this halwa is full of nutrients
The ever popular semiya payasam made healthy
The winter special mithai – gajar halwa made this way can be had even by diet conscious people
The combined nutrients of dates and figs are very good for growing children
A sweet item which the Bengalis make anytime but specially during festivals
The roasted grains have a wonderful flavour that makes this dish so delightful
Flavour of roasted corn kernels makes this soup extra tasty
A typical Thai soup made with coconut milk and lemon grass
Emerald green soup that has the goodness of broccoli
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
Crisp bacon and gorgonzola cheese make this creamy cauliflower soup more flavourful
A wholesome shorba that is ideal during cold winter months
A bowl full of this soup and a few slices of garlic bread will fill completely satiate you on cold wintry night
It’s a cold soup that is absolutely delicious and nutritious too
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Layers of fragrant rice and methi-makai mixture are a treat to see and eat
Plenty of eggs and cheddar cheese make this pulao creamy and totally lip smacking
Tri coloured rice to represent our national flag – saffron, white and green
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Brown rice makes this flavourful pulao healthy
A South Indian speciality, Chitranna when served with pineapple raita makes a delicious and wholesome meal
Enjoy this vegetable fried rice with any spicy Chinese gravy dish
Rice cooked with masalas and kabuli chane to make a wholesome biryani
This pulao is bursting with flavour, it’s green and it’s nutritious too
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
A delicious brown Bengal gram preparation - a classic Rajasthani dish
Green pieces of palak swimming in yellow dal is a sight to behold and a treat for any palate
Soya nuggets add a new dimension to this delicious kadhi
This popular dal made healthy – weight watchers should definitely try this
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
This kadhi looks good, tastes great and is nutritious too
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
Colourful, cheesy and delicious is the best way to describe this pasta dish
by Chef Shazia Khan
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
Get the satisfaction of making the pasta yourself by following this great recipe
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
Walnuts and pinenuts add a wonderful crunch to this delicious fig jam
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
All jams are welcome and this apple jam is sure to win hearts
A simple raita with garlic flavour
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
Both these are very healthy snacks that can be served together or separately
Chatpati tomato chutney tastes great with nachos
Use it as a bread spread – its yummy
Cinnamon flavoured apple sauce can be served with any pie
Chinese dishes are incomplete without flavourful sauces such as these two
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce